TASK After reading each example of the "Figures of Speech" you are to add at least 2 more examples to show that you understand their meanings. Put your additions in blue.
Similes
Comparing one thing as being like another using "as" or "like"
e.g. She was brave as a lion.
He was as silly as a chook.
His face felt like sandpit.
Metaphors
Making comparisons between two thing not using Like
e.g.She has a heart of stone
The man barked out the instructions.
Onomatopoeia - using sounds in your writing to create efftect.
e.g.crackle, splat, ooze, squish, boom
The pitter-patter of rain
The mud squished and oozed through my toes
Personification - Gives your writing the qualities of a human
e.g. The steel beam clenched its muscles
The clouds limped across the sky
The pebbles on the path were grey with grief
Alliteration​ - using repeated sounds
e.g round and round the ragged rocks
the shells on the sea shore
After reading each example of the "Figures of Speech" you are to add at least 2 more examples to show that you understand their meanings. Put your additions in blue.
Similes
Comparing one thing as being like another using "as" or "like"
e.g. She was brave as a lion.
He was as silly as a chook.
His face felt like sandpit.
Metaphors
Making comparisons between two thing not using Like
e.g.She has a heart of stone
The man barked out the instructions.
Onomatopoeia - using sounds in your writing to create efftect.
e.g.crackle, splat, ooze, squish, boom
The pitter-patter of rain
The mud squished and oozed through my toes
Personification - Gives your writing the qualities of a human
e.g. The steel beam clenched its muscles
The clouds limped across the sky
The pebbles on the path were grey with grief
Alliteration​ - using repeated sounds
e.g round and round the ragged rocks
the shells on the sea shore